Fur-robe-cleaning machine



(No Model.)

F. HOSOH. FUR ROBE CLEANING MACHINE.

No. 418,842; Patented Jan. '7, 1890.

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PAT NT FERDINAND nosoi-ii or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK;

FU R-ROBE-C LEANING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 418,842, dated January7, 1890. Application filed February 28,1885. scan No. 157,393. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FERDINAND HOSOH, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, a citizen of the United States of America, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for CleaningFur Robes, of which the following is a description in such full, clear,concise, and exact terms as Will enable any one skilled in the art towhich my invention belongs or with which it is most nearly connected tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to a new and useful machine for cleaning, brushing,and finishing fur robes; andit consists in certain novel parts andcombination of parts in such ma- .head. Any brush of ordinaryconstruction may be used; but by experiment I have ascertained that thebest results are obtained when the whisk of the brush is made of piecesof rattan set very close together, and when the base or head of thebrush is as large as may be to receive many such pieces of rattan.

Attached to the same frame to which the brush 0 is journaled is a flueA, partially coverin g andv inclosing said brush. In the drawings, apart of this flue is broken away to eX- pose the brush to view. The flueA isconnected with a suitable chimney leading to the open air. Beneaththe brush and under the flue A is situated a box M J. In front of saidbrush are journaled two rollers. The lower one L is set in stationarybearings. The

upper one Lis set in bearings which are adjustable vertically in theframe F by means of the spring and thumb-screw H. The motioncommunicated to the lower roller L is robe as it advances and preventsits being caught or drawn around by the revolving brush into theinterior of the machine. The inclination of the side J of the box M Jwith relation to the circumference of the brush, whether it standstangentially or radially or otherwise, is totally immateriahas long asit serves to guide the robe on leaving the feedrollers and preventing itbeing drawn into the interior of the machine and into the dust and dirttherein. It will be observed, therefore, that the offices performed bythe board J in Fig. 1 of the drawings are twofold1t serves as one of theinclosing-sides of the box M and it also operates as a guide to controlthe direction of the robe N for the purposes specified. No importanceis, however, attached to such double function of said board, but both ofthese functions accomplished by some means are essentialto the perfectoperation of my present machine.

Power may be applied to the lower feedroller, as indicated above, or itmay be applied to the upper. or to both, and 1t 1s immaterial whichroller or that either be made adjustable. In Fig. 2, which illustratesin detail a modification of my fur-cleaning machine, 0 is the brush, Land L the feed-rollers, N the robe,

cleaning and brushing the robe before it is discharged from the machine.The guide J, Fig. 2, is intended to indicate not only the guide abovereferred to, but also the front of the box; but the box may beindependent of such guide-piece, if desirable. The object of the box M,open at the top to communicate with the flue A, is to catch and confinethe heavier dust brushed out of the robes and all that is not caughtup-and carried away by the draft of the flue A. The draft is alsoimproved and made more efficient by confining the space through whichair is admitted to the fine. The ascending draft through the fine A iscaused by the rapid revolution of the brush C, and may be, if desired,increased by a fan or any suitable blast device added to thecombination, as is well understood. The feed-rollers L and L are notessential to the operation of my machine.

Having described my invention, I claim and F desire to secure by LettersPatent- 1. In a machine for cleaning fur robes, a revolving brushpartially inclosed by, a fine and set above a box closed at the bottomand sides and open at the top and connected with said flue and combinedwith feed-rollers, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for cleaning fur robes, a revolving brush partiallyinclosed in a fine and set above a box closed at the bottom and sidesand open at the top and connected with said flue, combined withfeed-rollers to feed the robe to and in front of said brush, and a guideto lead the robe subsequently away from the brush, substantially asdescribed.

FERDINAND HOSCII.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS BROADNAX, J. EDGAR BULL.

